Ergonomics & Wellness

Improve Your Workstation for a Healthy Work Style

Ergonomics sounds stuffy, we know, but it’s surprisingly fun and easy. The rewards are well worth the effort. We’ve collected the best tools and resources in one place to help you optimize ergonomics in your space. Find your fit and embrace the feel-goodness.

Find Your Fit!

Find Your Fit: Five Ergonomics Tips

An ergonomic workstation can mean the difference between a comfortable, productive day and one that leaves you with an achy back or worse. Here are five easy-to-follow tips that can help create a space that suits you.

The result is less strain and fatigue and more energy… more + This gets you into your “power zone.” It minimizes stress to your body by naturally encouraging a posture that’s comfortable and requires little energy expenditure, with your elbows close to your core, shoulders open and chin and forearms level with the floor.

Voluntary Motion

Incorporate movement into computing routine

This relieves posture fatigue, it’s like pushing the reset button… more +Great for ergonomics and general wellness. Moving from one posture to the next—especially sitting to standing— helps prevent the cumulative hazards of poor posture and too much sitting while improving circulation, calorie-burn and insulin management.

Rest Time

Take brief and frequent breaks

Standing up can be a recuperative posture after sitting a while… more + This allows your body to rest and recuperate. But don’t assume that rest means sitting! It’s actually a break from whatever posture you’ve been holding. Standing up can be a recuperative posture when you’ve been sitting a while. Taking breaks at regular intervals and adding occasional stretching is a great way to relax your eyes, wrists and body.

The right mount will give you the maximum amount of flexibility to get into the right ergonomic zone. By simply following this list of ergonomics tips, you’ll decrease the strain on your body and reduce risk of repetitive stress injuries (RSI).

Assess Your Space

Not sure where to start? Try evaluating the layout of your workspace.

Make Some Adjustments

Use this tool to position your monitor and keyboard in your power zone.